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(43) Date of publication: 30.12.2009 Bulletin 2009/53 (21) Application number: 08727307.4 (22) Date of filing: 07.04.2008

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  A61N 1/05(2006.01) A61N 1/36(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2008/004469 (87) International publication number: WO 2008/133797 (06.11.2008 Gazette 2008/45)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MT NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK TR (30) Priority: 26.04.2007 US 796158 26.04.2007 US 796058 (71) Applicant: Cyberonics, Inc. Houston TX 77058 (US)	(72) Inventors: SCOTT, Timothy, L. Sugar Land, TX 77479 (US) MASCHINO, Steven, E. Seabrook, TX 77586 (US) (74) Representative: Grünecker, Kinkeldey, Stockmair & Schwanhäusser Anwaltssozietät  Leopoldstrasse 4 80802 München 80802 München (DE)